Manabond Discussion

2 months ago

Hey thanks for commenting! I agree the decks response to
Blood Moon
is inconsistent. If you check out the counter-play section I have a little bit on it. Right now I have
Chill
and
All Is Dust
in my sideboard as responses too it. I've been thinking about
Engineered Explosives
but only run two colors. Due to the lack of basic lands as you pointed out have stayed away from
Krosan Grip
, but may have to reassess it.
Daze
actually could work with the
Breeding Pool
but only if they are tapped out. The reason I went with
All Is Dust
is because I found the likelihood of me getting those singular basic lands was little to none in games where I hadn't already dropped a huge amount of lands into play and I found
All Is Dust
to have more potential sideboard uses against other things, and could be played after
Blood Moon
enters play because of the colorless cost.

Ancient Tomb
, making that change now. I originally didn't have it in there because I was using them all in EDH decks but now that the deck has evolved to be more competitive I can't believe that didn't occur to me to change.

I'm curious about
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
, can you explain it? What exactly is the value of it? I have seen other people running it in deck list but I think I'm missing something obvious, just haven't seen it in action in a lands deck.

2 months ago

ThoAlmighty Thank you for the comment and +1. Of your three suggestions
World Shaper
was once in the deck. If I remember correctly it was cut for being too slow and the situations I played it with a full graveyard and bolt ready for it too infrequent. I'm afraid
The Mending of Dominaria
will similarly be too slow. It also has the draw back of being telegraphed so I will likely be targeted when it hits the field.
Kamahl's Druidic Vow
is interesting, I will keep it in mind the few games. The legendary requirement is what makes me somewhat hesitant as Riku typically does not stick around and there are only seven other cards that satisfy the requirement.

bushido_man96 Thank you for the comment and +1.
Tatyova, Benthic Druid
should absolutely be in here, not sure why it is not except maybe finding a cut target proved to difficult. Any help on the front would be appreciated.
Manabond
used to be in the deck, I rarely had a hand full of lands so it was often a dead draw.
Patron of the Moon
is a card I have been considering for a while. It pairs nicely with
Storm Cauldron
and
Meloku the Clouded Mirror
but those are the only two cards so I am having a difficult time assessing just how much it would help.

I absolutely agree that Valakut should be legendary, the flavor of the card and having a proper name all point to it being one a kind. I am happy about this particular screw up by Wizards as I thoroughly enjoy this deck and it really would not be viable in a group setting without being able to copy Valakut.

Thank you both for the suggestions, I will keep them in mind to see if I should reevaluate previous card judgments.

2 months ago

That is true, I may sideboard it. I'm just not sure what to take out in its place if I go back to running
Sejiri Steppe
.

I do have Reliquary in the sideboard. I have been playing without it and doing better tbh. The issue with that is if I keep all the lands in my hand I can't drop them until my end-step the following turn which is after attacking phase again. So I would have to play lands one at a time in that case which is counterproductive to the deck's speed.

It has been good with
Tolaria West
and
Crop Rotation
in the past. I miss that color protection from a land, but because it is a come into play effect It just wasn't hitting for me often. I'm thinking maybe I should add it into the sideboard though so I can still play two if I need them. Hopefully, even if I pull one into a
Manabond
drop, I can still tutor into the second one. Would definitely be useful against decks running early game instant answers to creatures like
Path to Exile
and
Swords to Plowshares
. I could sideboard them in for
Rogue's Passage
against burn decks or any or decks running early game removal.

2 months ago

Hey thanks!! It has been a work in progress/theory deck ever since
Inkmoth Nexus
came out. I've finally gotten most of the physical copies to play it except for the few noted cards above!

I have considered
Sejiri Steppe
, I like that it can give me protection before I activate creature mode on the
Inkmoth Nexus
, and it actually has the added ability to make
Inkmoth Nexus
unblockable if their only blocking creatures are of that color. Where it falls short is when I was playing matches in which I put
Sejiri Steppe
into the deck I kept getting it with the first
Treasure Hunt
which means
Manabond
was dropping it into play on turn two during my end step and using up its effect before turn 3 when I attack.

If you have any other suggestions though I am all ears! I have scoured through so many land cards trying to debate the best lands to use without breaking the bank on cards like
The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale
. I literally just found and added
Rogue's Passage
today which had never occurred to me so I'm sure there are some lands out there I could use (or hopeful wizards of the coast is about to drop some land that makes this deck even wilder.

3 months ago

Manabond occurrence in decks from the last year

Commander / EDH:

All decks: 0.0%

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